Nick Chubb suffers another severe knee injury, likely ending the Browns star running back’s season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Chubb has spent the better part of a decade as the heart and soul of the Cleveland Browns.

There is no player more respected in the locker room. No player more committed on the field.

All of which made the sight of the star running back being carted off in the second quarter of a 26-22 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday night — his left knee shredded, his season over — gut-wrenching.

“It (freaking) hurts,” defensive end Myles Garrett said.

The 27-year-old four-time Pro Bowler has been one of the constants for a franchise trying to establish itself as a perennial contender. His sixth season in the NFL ended on the second play of the second quarter when Steel…

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